Category: Reviews

Review: Lisa and the Devil

Thought by many to be Mario Bava’s most personal film, Lisa and the Devil came about because of the success of the director’s previous feature, Baron Blood (forthcoming from Arrow Films). Delighted with how well that film had done, Baron Blood’s producer, Alfred Leone, gave Bava carte blanche for the director to make whatever he …

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247 Degrees Fahrenheit and Maniac Review

Simon Bestwick was on hand to check out a recent Grimm Up North double bill featuring 247 Degrees Fahrenheit and the remake of Maniac, starring Elijah Wood. Find out his verdict below. And if you love horror cinema then you really should get yourself over to The Dancehouse tomorrow for the Northern England premiere of …

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Let’s Drink to the Dead by Simon Bestwick

Let’s Drink to the Dead is a must read for anyone who enjoyed Simon Bestwick’s second novel, The Faceless. Set in the same Lancashire town of Kempforth, it features three interconnected stories that create a prequel to the events of the novel. Keep on reading…

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Among The Dead by Timothy W. Long

The second book in Timothy W Long’s trilogy picks up exactly where the first left off. It’s been a few days since an inexplicable virus began transforming people into flesh-hungry deaders. The majority of the survivors are living as refugees in what was once a very popular football stadium. The story follows several groups as …

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